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Welcome to Westville ...

Westville is located in Placer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Westville is 5,240 feet [1,597 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Westville is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Westville lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Westville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Westville - they are located in Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2) and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Westville.

Communities near Westville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Westville.

  • Colfax
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Last Chance ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Last Chance is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
  • Casa Loma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Casa Loma is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
  • Emigrant Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Greekstore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Greekstore is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
  • Alta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
  • Dutch Flat
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Michigan Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
  • Big Bend
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Bend is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Westville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Westville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Westville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Westville. See our Newspapers Page for Westville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westville ...

Looking for more information about Westville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Westville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Westville.

Adding Westville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Westville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Westville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Westville post office opened in 1889. The Westville post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Placer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Westville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/